Bakersfield Night Sky

The planetarium director, Nick Strobel, writes a column for the Bakersfield Californian that (usually) appears every first and third Sunday of the month about the night sky (used to be on Saturdays prior to September 2018). The columns are also available below.

We are still working on getting our full column archive on our new website. Thank you for your patience!

This Year in the Bakersfield Night Sky

2024 Columns

Nick Strobel 12/3/24

Bakersfield Night Sky — December 7, 2024

Nick Strobel 11/14/24

Bakersfield Night Sky — November 16, 2024

Nick Strobel 10/28/24

Bakersfield Night Sky — November 2, 2024

Nick Strobel 10/17/24

Bakersfield Night Sky — October 19, 2024

Nick Strobel 10/3/24

Bakersfield Night Sky — October 5, 2024

Nick Strobel 9/10/24

Bakersfield Night Sky — September 15, 2024

All 2024 Bakersfield Night Sky Columns

2023 Columns

11/19/23

November 19, 2023

11/6/23

November 5, 2023

10/15/23

October 15, 2023

10/1/23

October 1, 2023

9/17/23

September 17, 2023

9/3/23

September 3, 2023

All 2023 Bakersfield Night Sky Columns

Archived Columns